Grambling
Grambling
RECORD
2-2
CONFERENCE
SWAC
PF / PA
118/117
Last 15 games
8-7 in the last 15 · 23.5 scored · 28.2 allowed LOST 0-70 scored 0 · allowed 70 See game WON 37-31 scored 37 · allowed 31 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game LOST 13-28 scored 13 · allowed 28 See game LOST 20-21 scored 20 · allowed 21 See game WON 20-16 scored 20 · allowed 16 See game WON 26-24 scored 26 · allowed 24 See game WON 13-10 scored 13 · allowed 10 See game WON 31-23 scored 31 · allowed 23 See game LOST 16-27 scored 16 · allowed 27 See game LOST 27-28 scored 27 · allowed 28 See game WON 49-7 scored 49 · allowed 7 See game WON 48-26 scored 48 · allowed 26 See game LOST 7-63 scored 7 · allowed 63 See game LOST 14-21 scored 14 · allowed 21 See game
Points scored, win Points scored, loss Points allowed
Data highlights
All-time record
137-104
.568 since 1968
Best season
12-1
2016
10-win seasons
4
Latest 2017
Winning seasons
18
of 33 completed
Next games
Alcorn State 
vs Grambling
vs Grambling Jackson State 
vs Grambling
vs Grambling Grambling vs 
Alabama A&M
vs Alabama A&M Grambling vs 
Texas Southern
vs Texas Southern Arkansas-Pine Bluff 
vs Grambling
vs Grambling Grambling vs 
Bethune-Cookman
vs Bethune-Cookman Roster
1Reginald JohnsonQB3Hayden BenoitQB7Jacobe RobinsonQB14Schuylar TurnbullQB15Ashton FryeQB17Isaiah ColemanQB Season stats
Points per game36.2
Yards per play6.9
Rush yards per game181.0
Pass yards per game260.0
Turnover margin-4
Season
Unit
Offense
51 players
Defense
48 playersSpecial teams
6 players| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Diego Alfaro | PK |
| 49 | Theodore Caballero | PK |
| 96 | Demir Spaulding | PK |
| 47 | Alexander Davis | P |
| 63 | Caden VanWinkle | LS |
| Ayden Smart |
Rosters from CollegeFootballData, by season. Pick a year above.
Depth chart
Grambling's published two-deep, week 5: starters and backups at every position, in the school's own position labels. Source: the school's published depth chart. Full depth chart page
Offense
11 positions| Pos | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 1DaOne Owens | 13Brad Hoffman |
| RB | 4JayJay Jordan | 6Luke McCoy |
| SLOT | 2Ethan Trettel | 10Jahmil Perryman |
| WR | 14John Sabo | 8Reggie Fleurima |
| WR | 18Hamilton Gates | 84Qalil Goode |
| TE | 5Vincent Berardi | 87Carson Heckathorn |
| LT | 71Varrius Farrell | 75Anthony Jackson |
| LG | 68Brian Frasco | 51Mike Crist |
| C | 62Soren Stoltzfus | 64Christian Werling |
| RG | 64Christian Werling | 65Jimmy Kerr |
| RT | 77Jake Jonassen | 54Harrison Eckert |
Defense
11 positions| Pos | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| DE | 17Brian Young Jr. | 33Elijah Halley |
| DE | 5Brett Kwoka | 97Jett Franz |
| DT | 50Daniel Tooson | 93Jason Gillespie |
| NG | 11Nick Frisco | 6Traver Valenti |
| LB | 0Jacob Snow | 25Tyree Johnson |
| LB | 32Teddy Gregory Jr. | 28John Frangos |
| CB | 20Owen Suah | 4Michael Cornick III |
| CB | 3Evan Harper | 7JuJu Johnson |
| FS | 26Carmen Metcalfe | 19Shyne Kalilikane-McMoore |
| NICK | 36Aaron Scales Jr. | 7JuJu Johnson |
| SS | 2Benny Lane | 40Aaron Lawson |
Recent results
2026-09-05 FINAL W
Central State 
26 : 48 Grambling
26 : 48 Grambling 2026-08-29 FINAL W
Clark Atlanta 
7 : 49 Grambling
7 : 49 Grambling 2025-11-15 FINAL L
Grambling 16 : 27 Alcorn State
16 : 27 Alcorn State 2025-11-01 FINAL W
Alabama A&M 10 : 13 Grambling
10 : 13 Grambling 2025-10-25 FINAL W
Jackson State 24 : 26 Grambling
24 : 26 Grambling 2025-10-11 FINAL L
Texas Southern 21 : 20 Grambling
21 : 20 Grambling The latest 12 games. Every season: Grambling record by year.
Upcoming
OCT 3 UPCOMING
Alcorn State vs Grambling
Game page vs Grambling OCT 10 UPCOMING
Jackson State vs Grambling
Game page vs Grambling OCT 17 UPCOMING
Grambling vs Alabama A&M
Game page vs Alabama A&M OCT 31 UPCOMING
Grambling vs Texas Southern
Game page vs Texas Southern Points per game
36.2
Yards per play
6.9
Rush yards per game
181.0
Pass yards per game
260.0
Turnover margin
-4
Sacks
11
Season by season
Record
2-2
Conference
In progress
Points for / against
29.5 / 29.3
Postseason
In progress
| Season | Record | PPG | PA | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-2 | 29.5 | 29.3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7-5 | 24.1 | 26.1 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 5-7 | 24.7 | 24.9 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 5-6 | 28.7 | 28.5 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 22.6 | 33.0 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 17.2 | 27.6 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 0-4 | 16.5 | 36.8 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 6-5 | 29.7 | 22.4 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 6-5 | 29.3 | 25.2 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 11-2 | 31.2 | 20.5 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2016 | 12-1 | 42.2 | 15.8 | Won Bowl game |
| 2015 | 7-3 | 39.1 | 31.2 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 7-5 | 32.2 | 32.3 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 1-9 | 20.7 | 40.1 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 1-10 | 18.2 | 32.4 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 7-4 | 24.9 | 21.4 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 9-1 | 29.6 | 17.1 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 7-4 | 33.5 | 26.6 | No bowl |
Who gets the ball: share of plays, 2026 season
The share of Grambling's offensive plays on which each player threw the ball, ran it or was targeted. College programs do not publish snap counts; this is the closest public measure.
| Player | Pos | All plays | Pass plays | Run plays | 3rd down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Johnson III | QB | 34.2% | 70.1% | 5.7% | 36.6% |
| Jacobe Robinson | QB | 19.7% | 34.2% | 6.7% | 23.1% |
| Ashton Frye | QB | 15.1% | 20.1% | 10.9% | 15.4% |
| D'Shaun Ford | RB | 10.8% | 0.7% | 20.6% | 9.2% |
| Jordan Bride | WR | 9.2% | 20.1% | 0.0% | 13.8% |
| Tyson George | WR | 8.9% | 19.5% | 0.0% | 12.3% |
| Jamarion Parker | RB | 8.4% | 1.8% | 15.1% | 4.0% |
| Nae'Saan Dickerson | WR | 8.3% | 18.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Byron Eaton Jr. | RB | 7.4% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Andre Crews | RB | 5.9% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 3.7% |
| Clyde McClendon Jr. | RB | 5.9% | 1.8% | 9.7% | 5.6% |
| Zerrick Jones | RB | 5.5% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Tony Phillips | RB | 5.2% | 2.0% | 8.5% | 1.5% |
| Hayden Benoit | QB | 3.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 7.3% |
| Patrick Williams II | TE | 3.3% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Kody Finley | WR | 2.6% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Davon Mitchell | TE | 2.5% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Dylan Wroblewski | WR | 2.5% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kingston Jones | WR | 2.5% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lantavious Murphy | WR | 2.5% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 9.8% |
| Christopher Davis | WR | 2.4% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Schuylar Turnbull | QB | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 7.1% |
Pass plays and run plays: the share of those plays that went through the player. Source: CollegeFootballData via our data hub.
Strength of schedule
Opponents by win total, week by week, with remaining-schedule difficulty
Avg opponent wins, 2025
4.8
FBS average
6.4
Played
6.8
Remaining
4.0
2026 weekly schedule
H · 1 
A · 2 BYEWk 3
H · 4 H · 5 H · 6 A · 7 BYEWk 8
A · 9 H · 10 A · 11 BYEWk 12
A · 13 BYEWk 14
BYEWk 15
Tougher than average Easier than average · number = opponent's win total
Grambling 2026 opponents
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Opp wins | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central State | vs | 6.4 | Played |
| 2 | TCU | @ | 9 | Played |
| 4 | Prairie View A&M | vs | 5 | Played |
| 5 | Alcorn State | vs | 5 | Upcoming |
| 6 | Jackson State | vs | 9 | Upcoming |
| 7 | Alabama A&M | @ | 2 | Upcoming |
| 9 | Texas Southern | @ | 6 | Upcoming |
| 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | vs | 2 | Upcoming |
| 11 | Bethune-Cookman | @ | 2 | Upcoming |
| 13 | Southern | @ | 2 | Upcoming |
Opponent strength = each opponent's win total in 2025, its last full season (records-based, no betting win totals are used). Schedule and records from CollegeFootballData. See the full conference strength-of-schedule ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
What conference is Grambling in?
Grambling plays in the SWAC.
Has Grambling ever won a national championship?
No. Grambling has not claimed a national championship.